Amid sexual harassment allegations against James Franco, the actor says he won’t “actively refute” the accusations because he believes in the importance of women being able to share their experiences as part of the #TimesUp movement.

“There are stories that need to get out,” Franco said. “There are people that need to be heard. I have my own side of this story, but I believe in these people that have been underrepresented getting their stories out enough that I will hold back things that I could say just because I believe in it that much. And if I have to take a knock because I’m not gonna try and actively refute things, then I will, because I believe in it that much.”

Reps for Franco did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment. But his attorney, Michael Plonsker, disputed the women’s accusations to the Times.

In the wake of the Golden Globes, where Franco appeared with a “Times Up” pin in support of Hollywood’s sexual misconduct accusers, many were also quick to recall his well-publicized attempt to pick up a 17-year-old girl via Instagram in 2014 and invite her to a hotel room.

“This is a conversation that obviously needs to be had,” he explained to Meyers of his decision to wear the Time’s Up pin at the Globes. “There are people, women and others, who have not been a part of this conversation and I truly believe that, why I was wearing the pin, they need to be part of this conversation. So I support that.”